The “Open House” preview on the Roheryn server is over and the devs are asking for feedback on the forums.
For the unaware, the Roheryn server is a “preview server” (not a test server, I’ve been told) for Lord of the Rings Online. It’s the staging ground for the big enhancements they have been introducing into the game since it was launched last April (has it really only been six months?!), and usually it’s not the final version that actually goes into production. As they are getting ready to publish the Book 11 expansion, which includes player housing, the changes are in Roheryn but no houses were on sale except for a limited period of time yesterday afternoon (1-4 PM EDT). Judging from the turnout at the “Open House” event, considering that it was held during working hours on a working day, a great number of people must have been as excited about the new feature as I was. Here are a couple of pictures to show you what I mean.
The Eyes and Guard Tavern, where noobs gather
Elf Housing Broker mobbed
Turbine didn’t announce the mechanics of the open house but in this case, the early birds caught the proverbial worm because there was a finite number of homes on sale. Supposedly, in the live version, new neighborhoods open up as old ones fill up but no new neighborhoods appeared on the list yesterday. Within a few minutes after the elf houses went on sale, the deluxe homes were gone. A few minutes later so were the standard houses. I imagine not too many testers bothered creating a kinship so there were quite a few of those available.
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Submitted by jack on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 04:29.
Lord of the Rings (LoTR) fans now have the opportunity to cast themselves as their favorite Hobbit, Elf, Dwarf or Man. Game software makers Turbine and Midway announced Tuesday the release of “The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (LoTRO).”
The game is the first massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s popular trilogy set in the mythical realm Middle-earth.
“The release of “The Lord of the Rings Online” marks a momentous occasion for MMO gamers and Tolkien fans around the world,” said Jeff Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine. “Countless adventures await gamers eager to experience Middle-earth in an entirely new way and we’re confident that once they’ve visited this epic world, they’ll never want to leave.”
The game, in development for more than four years, lets LoTR fans experience the perils and adventures of Middle-earth as an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the much-loved fantasy novels, Turbine said.
One Ring
Beta-tested by roughly 1 million gamers, “LoTRO” has been hotly anticipated by Tolkien fans, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. He expects the release to be tremendous.
“Anticipation for this game was huge,” he said. “However, among those already in games like ‘World of Warcraft,’ there didn’t appear to be as much buzz.”
The game, Enderle explained, stays very close to Tolkien’s vision, and the graphics are not only stunning, but very consistent. While Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) owns the rights to LoTR film-based games, Turbine has successfully crafted the game based on completely new adventures.
Submitted by jack on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 14:57.
When you arrive in Archet you’ll find yourself standing in front of Mundo Sackville-Baggins. Talk to him and he will give you a quest called Intro: Amdir’s Request which requires you to speak with Amdir. (Note: The Ring icon signifies that this quest is a part of the epic story arc.)
To find Amdir, run towards the south. After just a few seconds you will see him sitting against a post. Talk to Amdir to finish Mundo’s quest and he will give you another quest called Intro: Captain Brackenbrook. This quest asks you to go to The Mad Badger and talk to Captain Brackenbrook.
The Mad Badger can be found if you turn to the south and go through the door on top of the staircase facing the east. Run up the hallway until you find Captain Brackenbrook. Talk to him to continue the quest which needs you to return to talk to Amdir. Go back and talk to him to finish the quest. You will then be given another quest called Intro: Honing Your Skills for which you need to visit your Trainer and train the skills available to you.
To find the Trainers, turn towards the south and run past The Mad Badger. Then you must turn to the west and run until you see several people in front of a building. These people are the Trainers. Your trainer will have a symbol over his head. Talk to him to train your skills, both Active and Passive. When you’ve trained them all, put the ones you want in your Quickslot at the bottom of the screen. Finally, talk to him again to continue the quest and return to Amdir.
Talk to Amdir again to finish the quest. Then you will be given another quest called Intro: Seeing to the Defense which asks you to talk to Dirk Mudbrick. When you accept the quest Celandine Brandybuck, the Hobbit standing next to Amdir, will have a quest for you. Talk to her and she will give you a quest called Intro: Remedy of the Old Kings. For this quest, you need to collect four Kingsfoil Leaves.
Submitted by tzpsky on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 08:04.
